Chapter 26 –House of Comfort

The fourth house from the ascendant is called house of mother, vehicles and comfort. These are the three main things we can know from this house.

If the lord of the fourth house is exalted or in own house or in friendly house then the above mentioned things would be favorable to the native. If debilitated or in enemy house then would get unfavorable results.

In north Indian charts, the house next to the third house in anti-clockwise direction is fourth house. From the natural order of zodiac sign marked in the ascendant, we can derive which zodiac sign is fourth house. For example if the ascendant is marked with 4 then the fourth house would be Libra.

North Indian chart showing fourth house

In south Indian chart, since the zodiac signs are fixed, the sign which is next to the third house in clockwise direction is the fourth house.

South Indian chart showing fourth house

In Uttara Kalamrita Mahakavi Kalidasa says, the below are signified by the fourth house.

education

kingdom

house

travel

vehicles

boats

oil bath

mother

relation

friend

caste

garment

a small well

water

milk

perfume

a happy being

good name

great supernatural efficacy

trust

false allegation

a tent or pavilion

victory

wearisome work

land

a garden

digging of a pond or well for public use

maternal relations

a pure intellect

father’s death

savings

a mansion

art

entrance into a house

paternal property

celestial food

the art of giving clues to the places where stolen property is kept, etc.